BR DEPARTMENTAL DEPOTS & STABLING POINTS
The Ex-LNER Class B1 4-6-0 Departmental Locomotives
INCLUDING OPERATING LOCATIONS & SERVICING
FACILITIES
FACILITIES
OPERATING LOCATION & SERVICING FACILITIES
PARKESTON QUAY
PARKESTON QUAY
PARKESTON QUAY STATION
LOCOMOTIVE USED AT THIS LOCATION;
27
ALLOCATED TO; Parkeston MPD
Distance from Home Depot; Negligible
27
ALLOCATED TO; Parkeston MPD
Distance from Home Depot; Negligible
Location; On the north side of the line, west of Parkeston Quay Station. The locomotive stood at the east end of the sidings at TM23573262.
When No.27 first arrived it ran from the depot under its own steam to the carriage sidings, returning each morning to the shed. Following a management directive this arrangement lasted less than a fortnight and the engine was de-activated, with the main connecting rod and regulator being removed. For the remainder of its period here it was towed to and from the sidings, as required, by a Class 08 0-6-0 Diesel Shunter and shunted into position. In an arrangement unique to this site, steam was transmitted via a flanged coupling underneath No. 27’s footplate and fed via underground pipes to the Boat Train Stock.
Servicing Arrangements; The locomotive was returned to the depot daily
When No.27 first arrived it ran from the depot under its own steam to the carriage sidings, returning each morning to the shed. Following a management directive this arrangement lasted less than a fortnight and the engine was de-
Servicing Arrangements; The locomotive was returned to the depot daily
CARRIAGE SIDINGS
Harry Ling attending to No.27 at Parkeston Quay Carriage Sidings
Bob Clow Harwich Railway & Shipping Museum
Bob Clow Harwich Railway & Shipping Museum
LOCOMOTIVE STANDING AREA
Fireman Bob Clow on No.27 on July 14th, 1965. The flexible hose and flanged coupling utilized for steam delivery are clearly visible below the middle step
Bob Clow Harwich Railway & Shipping Museum
Bob Clow Harwich Railway & Shipping Museum